Tin Man <br />Date: August 6,2014 <br /> <br />It was winter when I found you <br />Rusting by the well <br />One sip and I was taken <br />To a place beneath your spell <br />I feigned a cool indifference <br />Unaffected by your charms <br />Believed that I was prudent <br />Was certain, there's no harm <br />A chat is just a chat, you see <br />On the road to nowhere fast <br />And a wink is just a wink <br />When it isn't meant to last <br />Yet, days turned into months <br />Months rolled into years <br />And with the passing seasons <br />The lines no longer clear <br />You held me to a fire <br />That kept me burning bright <br />With promise cloaked in shadows <br />And whispers in the night <br />You knew my depth of passion <br />Was more than you could stand <br />Yet you clung so tightly <br />To my heart, but not my hand <br />You reveled in adulation <br />Born of my deep desires <br />But failed to share the fury <br />That kept me on the wire <br />You wallowed in the honey <br />You hung on every word <br />But I did all the singing <br />While you remained unheard <br /> <br />It was winter when I found you, dear <br />Rusting by the well <br />And in winter I will leave you <br />To the hollow of your shell… <br /> <br />********************************************* <br />Copyright © 2014 Leria Hawkins, All Rights Reserved<br /><br />Leria Hawkins<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/tin-man-3/
